-              Why having a deep knowledge of the physical demands is key

-              What are the work:rest, running, contact & set piece demands of the top level of the game

-              What do the top players feel are the most demanding periods

-              Volumes, intensities, WCS and game speed

-              How does this impact how we train

-              How do we feedback against these demands re. how we train..

Tom Tombleson is currently Head of Athletic Development for Man City, before this he was Head & Lead S&C for England Rugby for over 10 years.

He is passionate about speed that transfers to match day, and has distilled information from the likes of Altis, Speedworks & many other influences into a highly applied & methodical rugby speed program.

Hear from him about his journey on how to maximise speed and agility training for the top end of rugby

Head of Physical Performance for Lions Tour 2027, and currently HoP for Ireland.

Aled is a RWC winner with Springboks in 2019, English Premiership Winner with Leicester Tigers in 2022, and RWC finalist with England in 2023 all as HoP.

He is a character that gets the most out of players and staff around him

Dan has just been Strength and Conditioning Coach for the British & Irish Lions tour, where part of his remit was being responsible for the strength and power program, and his current role is Senior S&C Coach for England Rugby.

Previously Dan was Head of S&C for Gloucester Rugby for 8 years and was at Leinster Rugby for 10 years, as Head Academy S&C working with multiple future Irish international players and 4 years as Head of Fitness winning the Heineken Cup.

John has been Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach for Wales national team for 16 years!

His specific role has focused on maximizing the work-rate of a team that has always prided themselves and emphasized their conditioning levels.

Paul “Bobby” Stridgeon - x4 Lions Tours, x3 Premiership Titles with Wasps, Heineken Cup Titles with Wasps and Toulon, and 6 Nations Titles with both England and Wales.

Bobby is currently Head of Performance with Racing 92.

Davie was Head of Performance at Hurricanes for 10 years, after working with Taranaki, NZ 7s and Exeter Chiefs after his playing career.

He has now transitioned into a specialist in training mindset over the last 5 years, consults for Hurricanes in this area as well as his own business, visit https://findyourflow.co.nz to find out more and read testimonials from the likes of Beauden Barrett and Dane Coles.

Peter is currently Return to Play S&C Coach as Chiefs Super Rugby Team. Prior to this he was Head of Performance at New Zealand 7s.

Peter is one of the rare RTP specialists in rugby that has qualifications and high-level experience as both a physio and an S&C coach. 

• Factors that influence your whole season physical program & planning

• Pre-Season; Factors that shape your pre-season, differing weekly structures and rationales for each.

• In-Season; Weekly schedules – examples and rationales for each, how week schedules fluctuate, and are implemented with coaches.

• Session Planning & Execution - maximizing each rugby session for rugby & physical outcomes.

Al has been Director of Rugby at Sale Sharks for the last 5 years, of these seasons Sale have made the semi-finals in the English premiership 4 times, prior to this they hadn’t finished in the top 4 since 2006.

Al is a brilliant DOR and personality, constantly thinking how his team can be better and working closely with his performance team.

Josh is Sport Scientist/S&C for Flying Fijians and formerly of Ulster.

Josh is leading the way in rugby sport science, blending rugby with physical data to impact performance through player behaviors and answering coaches’ key questions.